Thompson seeks disclosure of private land use meetings
Frederick County commissioners debated a proposed law to require disclosure of private meetings on land use decisions. Commissioner John L Thompson Jr urged openness to public inspection, while President David Gray and Commissioner Jan Gardner signaled tentative support. The measure aims to curb backroom dealings with developers like Martin Marietta, which owns hundreds of acres slated for rezoning to limited industrial.
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Frederick County
John L. Thompson Jr
Thompson
Bove
Adamstown
Marie Keegin
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Martin Marietta
David Gray
Jan Gardner
Frederick County Graduates Reach 2354 In 2024 Ceremony Totals
Frederick County high schools award diplomas to 2354 seniors, 115 more than last year, with counts across multiple schools including Frederick High 381, Gov. Thomas Johnson 359, Linganore 292, Walkersville 237, Catoctin 199, and Urbana 293. Adult Education and external diploma programs add 77, and several private academies report smaller totals. home schooling remains uncertain for diploma counts.
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Slomas
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Cee and
Linganore High
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Tes
Catoctin High
Fleable
Cnse Literation
Piathiaipd Fom
Rock Creek
Frederick Christian Academy
New Life Christian School
St. John’s Literary Institution
Prospect Hall
Walkersville Christian Family
Walkersville Christian
Ron. Johnston
Pei
Sehecton
Commuter route proposed for New Market Urbana area
Frederick County officials faced questions at a New Market open house about converting country roads into a commuter corridor linking the Frederick New Market area with Urbana. Plans include bypasses through farms and the Frederick Pony Club, with upgrades to Amsville and Big Woods roads and a potential partial bypass. Residents fear traffic, noise, and lower property values, while officials emphasize Master Plan alignment and public input through July 6.
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Sew Market
Frederick County
Frederick-New Market
Urbana
Frederick
New Market
Artist paints box on lawn transforms common sight into mural
Ron Hollinger hired Mary Dahlheimer, urged by Joyce Thomas, to repaint a 30 by 36 inch electrical box at 1731 Carriage Way, Amber Meadows, with plants, flowers, and animals. Neighbors praise the whimsical yard art, noting its clouded ceiling mural and ivy-topped brick look, while Dahlheimer hopes to launch a local decorating business after 40 hours of work and Air Force life abroad.
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Ron Hollinger
Hollinger
Joyce Thomas
Mary Dahlheimer
Ms Thomas
Jane Cohen
Carriage Way
Amber Meadows
Ms. Cohen
Cohen
Frederick
Carroll Creek
Ren Hollinger
Haitian Hearts aids child life saving effort in Illinois
Fredericksburg retirement planners Kathy Gmeiner and Thomas Pignone founded Haitian Hearts, a Central Illinois based charity sending funds and aid to children in Haiti. Their initiative grew from a chance airport sighting and supports medical care for at risk youths.
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Kathy Gmeiner
International
Ms. Gmeiner
Thomas Pignone
Freder
Haitian Hearts
Central
Illinois
Hart program aids children with U S heart surgeries
Uesday's People describes a Hart program that flies children to the United States for surgeries unavailable locally. Dr. Carroll is named as the physician Ms Gmeiner assisted at the airport when she handed him a baby after he struggled to retrieve his boarding pass. She began singing to calm the child.
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Drew
United States
Hart
Smith posts bail in California returns to Walkersville
Patrick Andrew Smith, 18, posted $30 bail after being arrested March 9 for sending threatening Internet messages to high school girls including a Santana High student. He left his parents’ home Monday night, smiling, saying no comment before logging in. Detective Gary Williams noted the case and planned pretrial hearings. prosecutors described the messages as part of an ongoing online threat investigation.
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Ana
Patrick Andrew Smith
Gary Williams
Sand Nego
Smith
Walkersville
Santana High School
Santee
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